Metamorphosis of a Lotus Flower..

I am fascinated with aqua plants and especially the Lotus plants. Babes has a pond full of Lotus and Water lilies so I decided to test my new Sigma 105mm f2.8 Macro Lens. I love my macro lens, just look at the results...

the flower

the beautiful petals

the wilting stalk

the dried stalk with seeds ready to be harvested